Spirit City.
Gui Mei had returned.
He was moving much faster than usual, but as he neared the hall gates, he deliberately slowed his steps.
He needed everyone to see that Gui Mei was back, and that everything was as usual.
The Soul Sage guarding the gate saw him and saluted respectfully. "Elder Gui."
Gui Mei nodded without saying anything more, then passed straight through the gates and walked toward the depths of Elder Hall.
His face was calm, his stride steady, no different from usual.
Only he knew that what flowed through this Undead Body now was Nine Nether Power, not the Ghost Shadow Power he had possessed in life.
In the depths of Elder Hall, he ran into Yue Guan.
Yue Guan was walking out of his side hall, dressed in a white robe, long hair draped over his shoulders, his face handsome, a golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum pinched between his fingers.
He spotted Gui Mei from afar, smiled faintly, and walked over.
"Old ghost, where did you go tonight? I went to your place looking for you just now, but you weren't there."
Gui Mei stopped and looked at Yue Guan.
His expression did not ripple in the slightest, and his tone was just as it always was. "Went out for a bit. Cultivated a little."
Yue Guan suspected nothing.
Gui Mei often went out alone to cultivate. It was his habit.
Besides, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had known each other for many years. He understood his ways inside and out.
"How was it? Any gains?"
Yue Guan asked casually.
Gui Mei glanced at him, fell silent for a moment, then slowly spoke. "I found something."
Yue Guan's brows shifted slightly, and he put away his casual expression. "What did you find?"
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